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Ruston, LA

22,224 Population
21.2 square miles 1,048.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

23.8 ±0.7 Median age
  • about 80 percent of the figure in the Ruston, LA Micro Area: 28.6 ±0.4
  • about three-fifths of the figure in Louisiana: 37.8 ±0.1

Economics

$21,929 ±$2,007 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the Ruston, LA Micro Area: $25,193 ±$1,137
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Louisiana: $34,211 ±$247
$32,765 ±$3,951 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the Ruston, LA Micro Area: $38,035 † ±$5,384
  • about half the amount in Louisiana: $60,023 ±$491

36.3% ±3.8% (7,145  ±749) Persons below poverty line
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Ruston, LA Micro Area: 30.7% 13,415 (±2.8% / ±1,216)
  • nearly double the rate in Louisiana: 18.9% 848,769 (±0.3% / ±14,766)

14.1 minutes ±1.4 (114,830  ±16,117) Mean travel time to work
  • about three-quarters of the figure in the Ruston, LA Micro Area: 18.4 332,390 (±1.1 / ±26,119)
  • about half the figure in Louisiana: 25.8 47,566,968 (±0.2 / ±402,285)

Families

8,475 ±501 Number of households
  • the Ruston, LA Micro Area: 18,341 ±397
  • Louisiana: 1,783,168 ±5,717
2.3 ±0.1 (19,622  ±121) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in the Ruston, LA Micro Area: 2.4 43,738 (±0.1 / ±147)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Louisiana: 2.5 4,497,152

2.2% ±1.1% (151  ±74) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about three-fifths of the rate in the Ruston, LA Micro Area: 3.4% † 468 (±2.3% / ±306)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Louisiana: 5.6% 60,096 (±0.2% / ±2,274)

Housing

9,283 ±488 Number of housing units
  • the Ruston, LA Micro Area: 20,650 ±76
  • Louisiana: 2,094,002 ±454

$226,700 ±$21,705 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in the Ruston, LA Micro Area: $195,500 ±$12,802
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Louisiana: $208,700 ±$1,365

20.1% ±3.6% (4,410  ±787) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.4 times the rate in the Ruston, LA Micro Area: 14.6% † 6,979 (±2.3% / ±1,076.7)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Louisiana: 11.9% 543,392 (±0.2% / ±10,090.1)

Social

92.9% ±6.2% (9,695  ±793.5) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in the Ruston, LA Micro Area: 89.4% 23,609 (±4.3% / ±1,147)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Louisiana: 86.9% 2,702,854 (±0.5% / ±14,218.9)
42.9% ±4.8% (4,477  ±549) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Ruston, LA Micro Area: 36% 9,495 (±2.8% / ±743.4)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Louisiana: 26.6% 825,794 (±0.3% / ±7,861)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

3.2% ±1% (706  ±217) Foreign-born population
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Ruston, LA Micro Area: 2.8% 1,349
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Louisiana: 4.7% 218,450

3% ±1.1% (556  ±205) Population with veteran status
  • about three-fifths of the rate in the Ruston, LA Micro Area: 5.1% † 1,949 (±0.8% / ±298)
  • about half the rate in Louisiana: 6.2% 217,225 (±0.1% / ±3,492)
556 Total veterans ±205 391 Male ±160 165 Female ±122

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